chain selection of mastercam for solidworks

[yestwp]

Hi, everybody. 

 

I am trying to use mastercam x9 for solidworks (2015)

 

when i want to make contour toolpath (2d high speed is the same), it need me to select the outside boundary  for chain.

 

but when the solid body have a chamfer at the outside edge, it's hard to select for chain, because out side edge had been broken to several short lines.

 

i want to know is there any easy way to do the selection?

 

need help, thanks.

 

Tom

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[Ryan Butt CNC Software]

Hi Tom,

 

Once you select your 1st edge that will wake up the Propagate options. Propagate along Tool Plane will get you your out side chain with far fewer selections. Or better yet enable the solid body selection and select the solid. This will project a silhouette boundary up onto the current tool plane. Just click on the chains tab and delete all but the outer chain and you are done.

[yestwp]

Hi Tom,

 

Once you select your 1st edge that will wake up the Propagate options. Propagate along Tool Plane will get you your out side chain with far fewer selections. Or better yet enable the solid body selection and select the solid. This will project a silhouette boundary up onto the current tool plane. Just click on the chains tab and delete all but the outer chain and you are done.

 

That is a fantastic skill.

 

thanks very much!